Local author receives Humanities awardNatchitoches resident Clayton Delery-Edwards received an award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities for his book, “The Up Stairs Lounge Arson,” which won Humanities Book of the Year. The...

CRNHA and Fort create new guided walking tourCane River National Heritage Area (CRNHA) and Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site announce the creation of a new, guided tour focusing on Colonial Natchitoches. Free to the public, the walki...

Apply for grants through IP MillCAMPTI– Each year International Paper provides over $10 million to support thousands of charitable organizations in the communities where its employees live and work. Company contributions and Foun...

Natchitoches sees whiteIt only lasted a few hours, but Natchitoches residents rushed outside to catch a glimpse of the snow before it melted. Pick up a copy of the weekend edition (Feb. 28) for more snow day photos.

PJHS features student achievementsKindergarten through third graders at Provencal Elementary/Jr. High received treats for reaching their DIBELS Benchmark during testing. They received certificates and those with the highest scores...

Meeting to discuss hunting changesThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will host a meeting at the Natchitoches Events Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 to gather comments on the proposed 2015-17 resident game h...

NSU offering GRE test online during coming monthsNorthwestern State University offers the GRE online. Prospective graduate students wishing to take the online version of the GRE can take the test at NSU March 13 and 28, April 17, May 15 and 29 or...

City meeting dates announcedThe Historic District Commission will hold its regular meeting on Monday, March 2 at 5 p.m. at the Natchitoches Arts Center. The City of Natchitoches Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its r...

Church to host Black History ProgramThe Natchitoches First Seventh-Day Adventist Church located at 825 Koonce St. in Natchitoches will present a Black History program Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. There will be several guest and record...

NCHS Orchestra thanks minister of music“The Natchitoches Central High School Orchestra would like to extend a huge Thank You to Ben Keen, minister of music and First Baptist Church Natchitoches for hosting the 17-member Strings Ensemble...

School board continuing Common Core strategiesThere will be a series of meetings, “Common Core Strategies: Lunch and Learn Series” from noon until 1 p.m. at the Title I Media Center at 310 Royal St. Learn more about changes to standardized tes...